Dear John,

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The FlashReport Blog is constantly updated with over 24 different correspondents penning items of interest to those who follow California politics and policy...

• FRBlog: The Ridiculous and Irresponsible Act of Relieving Student Debt
• FresBee: Questions of unethical dealing hit high-speed rail. But don't stop construction in Fresno
• Saturday's Headlines
• Sunday's Headlines
• CG: BLM Plan to Open 800,000 Acres of Federal Land in California to Oil and Gas Leasing
• SacBee: Gusty winds to elevate Northern California fire risk by midweek. PG&E monitoring weather
• LAT $: Moderate Santa Ana winds expected this week in L.A. and Ventura counties
• SLTrib: State workers attacked by homeless people in Sacramento may carry pepper spray, state says
• LAT $: Newsletter: An early look at California's ballot measures for 2020
• SDUT: Hunter's criminal trial delayed until January 22
• LAT $: Landlords say state rent caps may force them to raise rents more frequently
• SJMN: California in-law units could be cheaper, easier to build under new bills
• SJMN: DMV's new credit card fee has customers fuming: Roadshow
• SJMN: Californians cite homelessness as top concern for first time ever, survey finds
• Report: MLB commissioner warns Oakland it could lose A's
• Grading Larry Scott: A report card on 10 years at the Pac-12
• SacBee: Kamala Harris embraced Peter Thiel's 'Big Data' tech in California. How about as president?
• SacBee: Gas prices keep soaring across California, passing $4 in Sacramento. Have they peaked?
• PE: No wonder good people don't run for office in California
• SJMN: Nation: California pension debt climbs despite strong economy
• PE: Can California win the new space race?
• SacBee: Former West Sacramento school district admin convicted of embezzling more than $16,000
• SacBee: Prominent south Sacramento pastor running for City Council. How a friend's murder shaped him
• SacBee: Sheriff's: Suspect killed in deputy-involved shooting in south Sacramento County
• SJMN: Rising income inequality fracturing state, Bay Area
• SJMN: Bay Area tenants say they have to pay higher rent in 'affordable' apartment complex or leave
• SFC: SF housing breaking ground on troubled Mid-Market block that housed strip club
• SFC: Why District Five supervisor race matters for Mayor Breed - and SF
• LAT $: High school alumni group sues to keep San Francisco mural that some call racist
• SFC: Is it a bus or is it a trolley? New SF Muni fleet can go off-wire
• SFC: On-demand shuttles to serve Apple hometown's 'transit desert'
• Stanislaus County braces for early, severe flu season. Two children have died in state.
• FresBee: Fewer Valley people are in 'poverty.' But low wages mean many still can't make ends meet
• Thousands give it their all because fallen officers gave everything
• Governor approves $12M to replace fire services radio equipment across Stanislaus
• VCStar $: Confrontation in hemp fields reported near Oxnard Security guards at a hemp field outside Oxnard were confronted by would-be thieves with a handgun Saturday night, officials say. Oxnard
• VCStar $: How Oxnard officials inspect 5,344 buildings for fire safety
• LAT $: Are many homeless people in L.A. mentally ill? New findings back public's perception
• LAT $: Newport may have to plan for 2,300 to 5,300 new homes over next decade
• OCReg: Man shot by Costa Mesa officer files federal lawsuit
• PE: 2 students arrested in Moreno Valley middle school attack that was caught on camera
• PE: Eastvale offers $500,000 for high-end restaurants looking to move into the city
• SDUT: San Diego challenge: Can someone actually build affordable for-sale housing?
• SDUT: U.S. Supreme Court rejects SDG&E appeal to pass $379 million in wildfire costs to ratepayers

Sincerely,